Gumbrechtshoffen

Gumbrechtshoffen (German: Gumprechtshofen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, approximately 18 kilometres (eleven miles) northwest of Haguenau.

Gumbrechtshoffen

Gumbertshoffe
The town hall in Gumbrechtshoffen
Coat of arms
Location of Gumbrechtshoffen
Gumbrechtshoffen
Gumbrechtshoffen
Coordinates: 48°54′21″N 7°37′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementHaguenau-Wissembourg
CantonReichshoffen
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Fernand Feig (PR)
Area
1
5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
1,175
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67174 /67110
Elevation167–271 m (548–889 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On September 1, 1945, the villages of Gumbrechtshoffen-Oberbronn (Obergumbrechtshoffen in Alsatian) and Gumbrechtshoffen-Niederbronn (Niedergumbrechtshoffen) merged: Gumbrechtshoffen was the result.

Geography

The commune is positioned between Niederbronn and Haguenau, a couple of kilometres to the west of the main road that connects the two. It is traversed by the River Zinsel.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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